Revenue, excluding grants (current US$) by country
Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here. Data are in current US dollar.
What the numbers show
Revenue, excluding grants (current US$) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 116.51 billion current US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 4.59 million current US$ in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.46 billion current US$, and the mean is 12.23 billion current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 25,370.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 1,813.7%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 40.0%).
Revenue, excluding grants: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 116.51 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 258.4% | rising |
| 2 | Algeria | 80.86 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 3 | Egypt | 50.53 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 136.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Morocco | 33.16 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 173.3% | rising |
| 5 | Nigeria | 20.14 billion current US$ | 2008 | — | rising |
| 6 | Tunisia | 14.40 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 144.8% | rising |
| 7 | Ghana | 7.66 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 696.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Kenya | 6.95 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 180.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Botswana | 5.46 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 151.4% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 3.32 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.08 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 1,813.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Zambia | 2.82 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 371.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Uganda | 2.76 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 348.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Namibia | 2.58 billion current US$ | 2007 | up 112.3% | rising |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 2.48 billion current US$ | 1997 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 16 | Congo | 2.43 billion current US$ | 2005 | up 386.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 1.68 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 348.6% | rising |
| 18 | Mali | 1.63 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 399.9% | rising |
| 19 | Cameroon | 1.47 billion current US$ | 1999 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 20 | Madagascar | 1.33 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 194.1% | rising |
| 21 | Benin | 1.25 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 221.0% | rising |
| 22 | Lesotho | 1.06 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 170.0% | rising |
| 23 | Senegal | 821.38 million current US$ | 2001 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 24 | Togo | 671.02 million current US$ | 2011 | up 118.4% | rising |
| 25 | Eswatini | 494.43 million current US$ | 2003 | — | rising |
| 26 | Cape Verde | 444.19 million current US$ | 2009 | — | rising |
| 27 | Seychelles | 378.61 million current US$ | 2011 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 345.61 million current US$ | 2011 | up 230.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Burundi | 127.65 million current US$ | 1999 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 30 | Liberia | 4.59 million current US$ | 2011 | up 230.5% | rising |
About this data
Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here. Data are in current US dollar.